| A | B |
|---|
| Andante | walking speed |
| Largo | slow speed |
| Allegro | quick speed |
| Presto | very fast speed |
| Tempo | rate of speed |
| Fine | end of the song |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| accellerando | to go faster |
| D.C. al Fine | to return to the beginning and stop at Fine |
| D.S. al Fine | to return to the sign and stop at Fine |
| a tempo | return to the original tempo |
| Fermata | hold the note until the conductor cuts you off |
| time signature | the numbers found at the beginning of a piece |
| the top number in a time signature | how many beats in a measure |
| the bottom number in a time signature | what note gets one beat |
| ff fortissimo | very loud |
| f forte | loud |
| mf mezzo forte | medium loud |
| mp mezzo piano | medium soft |
| p piano | soft |
| pp pianissimo | very soft |
